Carter De Haven III, the veteran Hollywood producer whose credits included the beloved basketball classic Hoosiers and films such as Ulzana's Raid and The Outfit, has died. He was 94.
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De Haven died at UCLA West Valley Medical Center, according to his son, film editor Carter De Haven IV in communications with The Hollywood Reporter. He had lived at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California, for the past eight years.
Over a career spanning decades, De Haven helped bring a wide range of films to the screen, but he is perhaps best remembered for producing Hoosiers, the 1986 sports drama starring Gene Hackman as a small-town Indiana high school basketball coach leading an unlikely team on a championship run.
The film became both a critical and commercial success and remains one of the most celebrated sports movies ever made.
"What attracted me most to the script was that it rang of truth about a certain time, place and event in America," De Haven once said. "There's a lot of passion, a lot of caring and a tremendous amount of hard work that's gone into it."
De Haven's producing career began with the 1966 heist film Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round, which also marked Harrison Ford's feature film debut. He later worked with legendary director John Huston on A Walk With Love and Death, The Kremlin Letter and The Last Run.
His other producing credits included Ulzana's Raid, Operation Daybreak, Carbon Copy, Yellowbeard, The Exorcist III and Best Seller.
Before becoming a producer, De Haven worked as an assistant director on numerous television series and films after graduating from UCLA and serving in the U.S. Army Reserve.
He is survived by his son, Carter IV, his daughter Melinda, six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. His daughter Brooke died in 2012.
